In Christmas Day in 1914, German, British, and French soldiers left their trenches along the western front of World War I to observe the holiday in peace.
In the midst of war, soldiers laid down their arms to sing Christmas carols, play soccer , and barter with the cigarettes and sweets they'd received in care packages from the nations they served.
The event would later be treated in numerous films, documentaries, and books - although often with rose-colored glasses .
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